SOLUTION: If 2 painters can paint 2 rooms in 2 hours, how many painters are needed to paint 12 rooms in 6 hours? Please explain solution.

Question 1021917: If 2 painters can paint 2 rooms in 2 hours, how many painters are needed to paint 12 rooms in 6 hours? Please explain solution.
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If 2 painters can paint 2 rooms in 2 hours, how many painters are needed to paint 12 rooms in 6 hours? Please explain solution.
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2 rooms require 2P*2H (call them man-hours)
2 rooms = 4 man-hr
1 room = 2 man-hr
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12 rooms --> 24 man-hr
24 man-hr/6 hr = 4 painters
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